Citation

Yamada RK, Arliani GG, Almeida GP, Venturine AM, dos Santos CV, Astur DC, Cohen M. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2012; 67(12): 1361-1364.

Affiliation

Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23295587

PMCID

PMC3521796

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Most injuries occur during the final 15 minutes of each half of a soccer match, suggesting that physical exertion may influence changes in neuromuscular control and the body's ability to stabilize the joints of the lower extremities. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of one-half of a soccer match on the functional capacity and stability of the lower limbs in young soccer players.

METHODS: We analyzed 27 soccer players by evaluating the functional capacity of their lower limbs using the hop test protocol and their level of postural stability using the Biodex Stability System. The evaluations were performed before and after 45 minutes of game time.

RESULTS: After the match, there was a decrease in the overall stability index (OSI) (F(1,23) = 5.64, p = 0.026) and the anterior-posterior stability index (APSI) (F(1,23) = 5.24,p = 0.032). In the single and triple hop tests, there was a higher functional capacity in the dominant limb compared to the non dominant limb in the pre- and post-game comparisons.

CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that there is a decrease in the stability of the lower limbs in young soccer players after a 45 minutes soccer match, but the same result was not found for the functional capacity.

Language: en